Closetable folding bed



H. u, GRAIN 1,758,275 I cLosETABLE FOLDING BED original Filed Aug. 15, 1924 May 13, 1939.

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.AMJ Y. 1 .3 rf--. 1/ m L o Y m p .n M T Patented May` 13, 193() Y PAT IIARRISoN ULcRAIN, or sfr.` LoUIs, MISSOURI cLosE'rARLE FOLDING Brin` Appleationled Augustrl, 1924, Serial This invention relates to closetable folding beds, or, in other words, those-of the kind that are capable of being folded up `andare hingedly mounted to swing in that condition into and out of a recess `or closet through ther door opening, whereby the bed may be placed out of the way and out of sight when not in use and readily placed incondition for'use, at will. v

a structure which may be readily installed in connection with an already existing recess or closet without special preparation or alteration therefor; to provide for the utilization of space of minimum dimensions in width and depth in the recessor'closet; toL permit the use of a relatively narrow' door opening; to obviate the necessity-for employing any special guiding and tracking means in moving the bed into and out of the recess or closet; and to attain certain advantages aswill hereinafter more fully ap'- pear in the following description.

The invention consists inthe vparts and combinations and arrangements of parts n hereinafter described and afterwardsl pointed out with particularity in theapv pended claim. Y

.In the accompanying drawings forming V part of this specification and illustrating a practical adaptation of the invention,-

Figure l is a horizontal section through the closet and a top planv view of the bed frame in folded up condition, the bed frame 3 5 being shown in full lines in position -outside of and ready to be swung into the closet or to be lowered for use, andthe in and out movement of the bed frame being indicated by the several diagrams in dotted lines; a

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the closet at the door opening, the bed frame being shown in folded up position in full lines and the lowered position of the mattress` supporting portion of the frame being indi-V cated by dotted lines; and

Figures 3, 4, 5,V 6 and 7 are `fragmentary views, -on an enlarged scale, showing different positions of the swinging supporting arms and head frame to illustrate the movement of the bed frame into and out of the closet.

The invention has for its obj ects to produce u mfrsasea. Renewed october 9, 1929.

, Referring now-to the drawings, the nu-y meral 1V designates a substantially rectangular head` frame yor* supporting carriage for the foldable mattress'frame 2 of the bed.V The mattress frame'2 is hinged, as at 3, to the endfportions of horizontal arms 4 on the head frame 1, whilegat the foot end of the mattress frame folding legs 5 are provided for sup. porting the same in lowered position, v rIheV particularl construction andfarrangement o f the bed frame other than fthe particular mountingfof the head frame, as will be presl entlypointed out, does not concernthe pres'- ent invention except ina general way, and, therefore, no ,detailed ldescription thereof is deemed :necessary in thisspecilication.A

VRotatably mounted adjacent to the vdoor Y jambor pillar `is a verticalshaft.` This shaft? is preferably `j ournalled [and supported a-tvits lower endin a suitable ball or other antifriction bearing Slocated either on the door sill or jamb, and at its upper end in another antifriction bearing 9 on the jamb.

Pinned orfotherwise fastened on the shaft 7 are two' parallel arms V10,"andYK journalled onV said arms isa'fsecond shaft v1l which is preferably supported on thefupper arm fby a suitable antifriction'bearing 12.

vPinned 0r otherwise fastened on the upper and lower end portions'of'the shaft l1* are parallel'armsV 13 atv the outer endsof .which are upstanding trunnions on which the upper and lower horizontal members' of the 'head frame 1 are `respectively hingedly mounted, as at 14, and4 there provided withfsuitable antifriction bearings, Vor not,"as mayl be desiredf'` '1 The arms 1Q beingfixed to the Shaft? swing inparallelfr'elation with each other A about the axis of the shaft, and the arms 13'" on the shaftll likewiseswing about lits axis- The whole/structure, therefore, constitutes'v a toggle-jointed supportfor the head frame,

which latter is hingedly supported on the arms 13. By thisarrangement the folded up bed vframe 'may be swung'readilyinto 'and out of the recess or closet through a much narrower door opening. than if the headframe `1 were mountedon a single pair of arms swingingl about the `axis vof the shaft 7.

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Preferably, a stop arrangement is provided to limit the rotative movement of the shaft 7 This may be accomplished providing` the shaft with a pin 15 and cutting away a portionV of a stationary part of one or both of the bearings 8, 9, to aiford shoulders 16, 17, and inathis caseso thatthe shaft-maybe, given a half turn.

may be provided` for the shaft 11, but limiting the shaft to a quarter turn.

movement of the arms to swing the'bedframe without striking thedoor frame ortlrewa'lls Y ofthe recessor closet, and yet providestops.. which facilitate the proper manipulation of the bed frame and afordflimiting stops for the partsV in the finalpositions rofl' the; bed frame both inside anldioutsidey o-f theeloset` The folded up'bed frame beingoutsidethe closet, as shown. in. full. linesain-A Figure l, thel firstl movement to swing-V it into. the,v closet is ure4, and as indicate by the area51@L (Eig-A ure 1X); then, swing the head framefarms 13 and arms-10. tothe f position shownrin Figure 34e-that, is, witli'the` headlframei at Y the, angle indicated by the` dotted` lines, .and

- the swingbeing. indicatedflby the e l)i (Figure 1) andffinally,swing the'head frame Y to the; position indic'atedbyw theA full: linesfin lizgiire',` and as indicated. thealc f gl (Figure 1).l Infmovinglthebedlout.ofV

the closet, the samefevolutionsare gone through, but in; reverse onder to-that, above describedgin, moving itinto, the, closet, and

45;;asv indicated by the arcs shown irndottedJ` lines i infFigure 1.

The herein described.togglegointemswing- Av similar arrangement'L This ar? rangement will ordinarilyVV allowvsuiiicientl shaft is rotatably supported substantially centrally of the jamb of Va fdoorway, means self-contained within the supporting means andengageable with a stop on the shaft for n limiting therotative'movement of said shaft parallel horizontal arms. fixed on` said shaft tot swingrg infunisong about., the axis; thereof so as to extend transversely of the jamb in their opened and closed positions respectively, a seconds'verticalshaft,vmeans by which the second shaft is rotatably supportedon said paral-lelarms, means self-contained within said'last mentioned supportingwmeans and engageablefwith 'a' stop on" t'l'ie second shaft 'fsf for limiting--l the rotative movement'- of said i secondy shaft, to-I substantially j oneqqluarf# ter-V tu-Ignvuons, said arms, j a. 'secondfplu rality'. of parallel hori'zontalarms fixed?.- en,

said second-shaft sothat at the limit of their swinging movementtheyfextendt-at an eqjual angle onE veithe-rside; of the! longgitudinalf1axes l ofv said first mentioned arms, and @al beck fiaiifiel proper hingedly mounted to swing aboutV afon sa-id second mentioned; arms.

Y ing,supporting frame, aifordsafoldable-.supc portn for the 'foldedup'bedtframe which per-- :mtS the latter tobemeadily'swung through a relatively narrowV door.V opening. Itj-.also

obviates the necessity for providing a track-Y way orguidmgdevicejasis necessary in some Y cases withA other` mountmgs for closetable fbeds.

1 vObviously,v the structure admits of y consid,- erable modiiication ``without in thefleast def parting. from the spiritofvthe invention as f definedby thefappended, claim.. It is, there fore, not limitedtothe specific construction; and, arnangementshownin the accompanyging:

drawings. y Y Y "Whtscl'aimedis:V In a bedstructule of the character described, a vertical shaft', means whichfthe isa j las o toV substantially one-half turn, a plurality of 

